TY - GEN AU - Dehghani,Sasha AU - Horsch,Silvia AU - Dehghani,Sasha AU - Horsch,Silvia TI - Martyrdom in the Modern Middle East PY - 2014///0101 PB - Ergon KW - Theology & Religion KW - martyrdom KW - Middle East KW - tradition KW - Islam KW - Christianity KW - Judaism KW - Baha'i-faith KW - religion N1 - Open Access N2 - This volume assembles contributions from different academic perspectives (religious and Islamic studies, literary and theatre studies, theology, sociology and history) on modern manifestations of martyrdom in the diverse Middle Eastern religious traditions, including Islam, Christianity, Judaism and the Baha'i-faith. The latter is considered in more detail since it is often not included in comparative studies on the monotheistic religions. An excursus into the farer East composes the contribution on Mahatma Ghandi. The volume considers central sociological, philosophical and theological problems which lie at the heart of the phenomenon of martyrdom, the significance of martyrdom in different conflicts, the competing martyr figures which develop in the course of these conflicts as well as the accompanying representations in art and ritual UR - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/26007/1/1004077.pdf UR - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/26007/1/1004077.pdf UR - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/26007/1/1004077.pdf UR - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/33584 ER -